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By Allen Cummings How many of us sat watching the Wigan v Southampton cup tie with our ‘wannabe’ managerial hats on? I studiously assessed our next premier league opponents, trying to weigh up what we faced in possibly our biggest game of the season so far. On the face of it the Saints’ […]

It would be easy to make a case supporting Pablo Zabaleta as the Hammer of the Year. OK, it’s hardly been a vintage season but nobody can fault the effort, determination and desire of the veteran right back. One thing is for certain however, his Hammers of the year are the supporters who have suffered […]

A new summary of West Ham’s financial accounts has been published by PriceOfFootball.com this week. The wide-ranging and in-depth article points out that West Ham’s wage bill rose by 12% to £95 million in 2017. They say it’s a significant increase and puts the club ahead of some of its rivals, but is still behind Everton […]

West Ham Vice Chairman has used her Sun column to apologise on behalf of everyone at West Ham and says the Board takes full responsibility for the club’s predicament. Writing for the tabloid Brady Says “FIRST of all I want to apologise on behalf of everyone at the football club for what we witnessed last […]

They say a picture paints a thousand words so it is unfortunate to see images of West Ham players sunning themselves on Miami beach in the tabloid laughing and rubbing sun cream into each other as they sun themselves. The timing is awful from a PR perspective after an awful week in the media in […]

West Ham United manager David Moyes has condemned the actions of supporters protesting during last Saturday’s Premier League defeat to Burnley but admitted, “They have their reasons.” Fans invaded the London Stadium pitch no fewer than four times during the must-win affair, which the Hammers lost thanks to goals in the final 20 minutes from Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood for the Clarets. Protesters also gathered on the concourses below the Director’s Box after their team fell…

An unnamed agent says that Marseille were forced to pay far more to Patrice Evra and eventually sign the left-back because of fake interest from Lyon which was made up by President Jean Michel Aulas French media claim. Media outlet France Football says: “Lyon and Aulas claimed to be interested in the French international right up […]

Former Hammer Paolo Di Canio insists he would never return to West Ham in any capacity while David Sullivan is co-owner. On Sky Sports Italia, former Chelsea player Gianluca Vialli asked Di Canio that he could see himself “running to help your team in the future.” But the former West Ham captain, who previously managed Sunderland, delivered […]

Former Hammer Frank Lampard says he sympathises with some of the frustrated West Ham fans. The former Hammer did not shy away from calling the Hammers fans aggressive, but did offer his thoughts as to what was the catalyst to yesterday’s scenes. “They feel like they’ve lost an identity in moving stadium. Part of that […]

BBC Radio 5 producers contacted Claret and Hugh Associate editor Sean Whetstone last to appear on this morning’s Five Live Sunday breakfast show to give witness eye views on yesterday’s London Stadium troubles. Speaking to BBC presenters Sam Walker and Chris Warburton, Sean explained he thought the trouble was a storm in a teacup pointing […]

West Ham’s under performing players are off to the sun of Miami for five days of warm weather training following today’s match against Burnley. Is this a great idea ? Followers of ClaretandHugh’s Facebook forum respond. O It’s just a warm weather jolly O Its a joke and hardly merited…. Our chances of relegation have probably increased […]

Joe Hart will start Burnley, manager David Moyes has confirmed. Speaking to reporters in his pre-match press conference, Moyes said that Hart will replace Adrian in goal at London Stadium on Saturday afternoon. “Joe Hart will start on Saturday,” Moyes confirmed. “Although it was not necessarily down to the fact we conceded eight goals in the last two matches, […]

West Ham have confirmed a price freeze on the majority of season tickets next season. The club froze their prices after the first season at the London Stadium and have followed suit both this season and next. Season ticket holders sitting in bands 1-4, as well as 1966 seats, will see their prices frozen while […]

Manu Lanzini is as confident as it gets the Hammers will stay up and is up for the battle over the last games of the season. Speaking ahead of tomorrow’s game he told the official site: “It’s great to be at home playing at our ground where we get great support and we’re working really, really […]

Burnley boss Sean Dyche is looking forward to a reunion with his pal Stuart Pearce at the London Stadium tomorrow. Pscho and Dyche were together at Nottingham Forest together in the 80s and shared a big love of punk music. Dyche explained: “It was 87 when I went to Forest. He had a serious injury, and […]

Sam Allardyce has denied he was smirking at Everton fans after his team’s latest defeat last weekend claiming he can’t control his facial expressions. It comes days after he compared expectations of Everton fans against West Ham fans which landed him in hot water. He was criticised for appearing to compare Everton to Newcastle and West Ham […]